Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range

Language in Remainder of State/Territory

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for nearly 80% of people in the Remainder of State/Territory. This region is far less linguistically diverse than the national average, with very few residents speaking a language other than English at home.

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📍 Remainder of State/Territory, Section of State Range

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.8% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This has barely changed since 2011, and 0.0% of the population now speak little or no English.

6.8% ▲ +3.7%

Lower than 58% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of section of state range areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Remainder of State/Territory, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR831/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/language